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Toa's relocation up to authority
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in Environment
This story is a response to a reader’s request for the names of officials who will be responsible for dealing with the TOA Environmental Impact Assessment. The reader wrote: “They need to know the public is watching and counting on them to protect this island.” The public has until one week from Monday (May 7) […]
Loss of comradeship lamented
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in Local
A moderate crowd gathered at the Cenotaph for the dawn parade in Avarua early yesterday to remember the fallen men and women who fought for the freedom we enjoy today. In his address, Returned Services Association president Dennis Dwane told the gathered that Anzac Day was a day commonly regarded as a time for New […]
Anzac spirit links Pacific people
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in Local
The weather often has a way of reflecting the mood of a day and it was certainly the case at Rarotonga’s Anzac Day commemorations. As hundreds of people gathered in front of the Avarua Cenotaph for the Anzac Day morning service, the weather switched from sun to spitting rain, the ceremony all the while being […]
Student says aloha
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
Meeting other exchange students and learning the Hawaiian language were highlights for Hanamarie Koteka who recently returned from Hawai’i after an eight month student exchange programme. The 15-year-old Arorangi girl was chosen as the 2011-2012 exchange student to Kamehameha School in Honolulu, Hawaii. “I was sitting in class one day and Mrs Herman came in […]
Red Cross trains peer educators
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
To help train up new peer educators, the Cook Islands Red Cross hosted a youth peer education camp at its base in Tupapa during the school holidays. The camp had a turnout of over 35 young people and ran for a full week ending on Sunday. These camps are held every two years. The previous […]
Vaka fleet reaches Tahiti
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
The voyagers aboard Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua have reached Tahiti. Together with her six sister vakas, Marumaru Atua made landfall at Tahiti on Monday. Now anchored inside Passe d’Aiurua, her coordinates are S17 48.5 W149 07.8. She is joined by Haunui, Te Matau a Maui, Uto Ni Yalo, Gaualofa, Faafaite and Hine Moana. (Faafaite […]
Liquor lock-up rule laid down
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
The Liquor Licensing Authority is giving alcohol retailers until May 1 to ensure their liquor cabinets are lockable. Following a meeting of the authority on March 23, secretary Harriet Williams sent a letter to all alcohol retailers to advise them of stricter enforcement of the terms and conditions on which their licences are contingent. “You […]
Samoa vessel completes first voyage to north
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
The MV Samoa Express’s first voyage to the northern group islands has now finished, providing organisers and the islands’ inhabitants with a few headaches and plenty of useful knowledge along the way. The ship stopped by Nassau on Saturday as the final destination in its five-island shipping route that looped around all of the Cook […]
Departure tax changes floated
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in National
The days of standing in line to pay your departure tax before leaving Rarotonga could soon be numbered as the government aims to have the tariff embedded in airfares by December this year. But once that happens, air passengers could also be asked to pay more in departure tax if government plans to increase it […]
Call to share Anzac memories
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in National
People seeking to join 97th Anzac Day commemorations from dawn tomorrow should gather at the Cenotaph in front of the Avarua courthouse from 5.30am at the latest. The Cook Islands Returned Services Association (RSA) will hold a dawn parade and fall-in from 5.35am at the eastern side of the Ministry of Justice and march to […]
By-election in Manihiki
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in National
The people of Tukao will go to the polls this Thursday to elect a new member to the Manihiki Island Council. Three people have so far nominated themselves for election to the council in a position left open by the resignation of now former deputy mayor Tarau Kaina. Kaina resigned from his duties last month […]
Triad answers safety audit issues
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in National
Triad Pacific Petroleum claims it has made “significant upgrades” in response to a 2010 audit report highlighting its non-compliance with local dangerous goods legislation. Following the release of the damning audit last week, Cook Islands News ran a series of stories detailing its findings. Prepared by New Zealand inspector Kim Comben, the report revealed serious […]
New wharf proposed for Manihiki
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
Developmental prospects in Manihiki and Rakahanga – including a possible $4 million upgrade to Tauhunu wharf – will be put on show this week when New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter travels north for his first official visit to the atolls. Prime Minister Henry Puna and Minister for Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown will […]
Merchant navy flag flies for Anzac Day
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
The ‘red duster’will fly for the first time as part of the Anzac Day commemorations in Rarotonga, marking the sacrifices and service of the merchant navy during wartime movements. Merchant seaman Mervin Martin has travelled to Rarotonga to join this year’s Anzac Day celebrations, bringing with him the Merchant Navy’s flag more affectionately known as […]
No paper
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
There will be two parades and services in Rarotonga tomorrow to mark Anzac Day. The dawn parade starts at 5.30am and the bigger public ceremony starts at 9.30am. Members of the public are invited to join veterans and uniformed personnel at both parades, and afterwards at the Returned Services Association premises in Nikao. There will […]
RSA wants photos
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Returned Services Association (RSA) is seeking to expand its photographic collection and is inviting people with historic photos of servicemen and women to bring them along to commemorations this Anzac Day. Photographs of service members from World War I are particularly important to the RSA, which is hoping to gather together as […]
Mangaia's war effort not for Hitler!
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in National
The island is almost as far away from continental Europe as you can get, but Mangaia played its part in supporting the Allied Armed Forces as they fought to overturn Germany and oust its leader Adolf Hitler. The people of Mangaia decided that one way they could help the war effort was through its produce […]
TIS speaks out on seabed mining
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Environment
In its most recent newsletter Te Ipukarea Society posed a range of questions around seabed mining. The statement is as follows: “With the passing of the Seabed Minerals Act 2009, the pressure to move ahead with the mining of our deep sea manganese nodules is beginning to mount. With millions of dollars on offer, and […]
Voyage delayed
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Reef Express is undergoing repairs before even embarking on its maiden voyage to Rarotonga. Southern Express was recently replaced by Reef Express, formerly Forum Pacific. Her first voyage to Rarotonga – number 156 – has been delayed as she is undergoing maintenance work in Auckland. She is expected, then, to leave Auckland on May […]
Mataiapo defends village beautification
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Local
Matavera resident Papa Motu Kora BEM, who holds the traditional title of Mokare Mataiapo, has been part of numerous government and community groups including the Matavera beautification group. At 75 Papa Kora has seen a lot change on the island and is no fool. Recently Cook Islands News published a letter to the editor in […]
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